ERA 2011

National Conference on
Emerging Research & Advances in
Mechanical Sciences
23rd March 2011

Organized by
Department of Mechanical and Production Engineering
Velammal Engineering College
(ISO 9001:2008 Certified and Accredited by NAAC&NBA)
Velammal Nagar, Ambattur-Redhills Road, Chennai-600 066, Tamil Nadu
www.velammal.org Phone 26591860 / 26590579
Fax : 91-44-26591771
ABOUT THE INSTITUTION
Velammal Engineering College (VEC) is chaired by
Shri. M.V.Muthuramalingam, a professional Engineer and a proven
personality with hands on experience in imparting perfect
education through 15 educational institutions belonging to
Velammal Educational Trust which was established in the year
1986. VEC is approved by the All India Council for Technical
Education (AICTE) and is affiliated to Anna University of
Technology Chennai. It is an ISO 9001:2008 certified institution
and is also accredited by the National Board of Accreditation
(NBA). The institution is also accredited with an 'A' grade by the ABOUT THE CONFERENCE
National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). VEC is In the global competitive customer-centric scenario, the fields of
one among the top three self-financing Engineering institutions, mechanical and production engineering are advancing at a rapid pace
amongst 125 colleges affiliated to Anna University of Technology and new technologies are emerging in the areas of thermal,
Chennai. MoUs have been signed with reputed organizations in automobile, manufacturing, design and development, and
India and abroad. Grants to the tune of Rs 6 Crore have been manufacturing management. The challenges faced by today's
received from various funding agencies like TIFAC-CORE DST, engineers are forcing them to keep abreast of the emerging trends
AICTE and DRDO. Presently, VEC offers 8 Under Graduate through continuous research and development. ERA 2011 is intended
programs and 9 Post Graduate programs in various branches of to provide a common platform to bring together researchers,
Engineering and Technology. The college also conducts about 16 engineers, scientists and scholars to exchange and share their
value added courses for the students to upgrade their skills. experiences, new ideas, and outcomes of research about all aspects of
Mechanical and Production Engineering, and discuss the practical
challenges encountered and the solutions adopted. The conference will
ABOUT THE DEPARTMENTS include keynote addresses by eminent people in the field of Mechanical
The Department of Mechanical Engineering exists since 1999-
and Production Engineering and technical paper presentations.
2000 and the Production Engineering Department originated in the
year 2008. We are concerned with all aspects of modern
technology and we are one of the best performing departments of ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Velammal Engineering College. We have 31 faculty members 1. Dr. S. Jayaraj, National Institute of Technology Calicut, India
including 6 doctorates on roll who are well qualified and 2. Dr. E. Natarajan, Anna University Chennai, India
experienced. Eight faculty members are pursuing their doctorate 3. Dr. S. Balachandran, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, India
programs in premiere institutions. Our faculty members are 4. Dr. M. Balasubramanian, IIT Madras, Chennai
actively involved in executing R&D and consulting projects for 5. Dr. V. S. Senthil Kumar, Anna University, Chennai, India
many reputed industries involving students through their project 6. Dr. M. Pradeep Kumar, Anna University, Chennai, India
works. The Mechanical Engineering Department is accredited by 7. Dr. S. Ramesh, Excel Engineering College, Namakkal, India
the National Board of Accreditation (NBA), AICTE for three 8. Dr. R. Karthikeyan, BITS Pilani, Dubai.
years. The Mechanical and Production Engineering Departments 9. Dr. S. Saravanabhavan, Alstorm, United Kingdom.
are fully equipped with the state-of-the -art laboratories and 10.Dr. V. Balasubramanian, Annamalai University, India
recognized as a nodal centre for research under Anna University of 11.Dr. Mervyn Kanny, Durban University of Technology, South Africa.
Technology Chennai. The Mechanical Engineering Department 12.Dr. T. P. Mohan, Durban University of Technology, South Africa.
offers Postgraduate programme in Internal Combustion 13.Dr. Poobie Govender, Durban University of Technology, South Africa.
Engineering since 2006.

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 Major Topics
Thermal Engineering - Fluid Mechanics, Heat Transfer, CFD, IC Engine, Thermal Power Plants,
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Refrigeration & Air conditioning, Energy Conservation, Renewable Energy Sources, etc
Design Engineering - Simulation & Modeling, FEA/FEM, Tribology and Maintenance, Stress Analysis
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and Fracture Mechanics, Vibration and Noise Control, Dynamic Systems, Computational Mechanics,
Mechatronics, etc
Manufacturing Engineering - Non-Traditional Machining, CAM/CIM/FMS, Rapid prototyping,
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Robotics, MEMS, Metal Cutting and Tool Design, Composites, Behaviour of Advance Materials, New
and Smart Materials, Nanomaterial, Biomaterials, Advance Processing Techniques, etc
Industrial Engineering and Management - Six Sigma/Taguchi Techniques, Supply Chain
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Management, Reliability and Maintenance Engineering, Operations Research Applications, Non
trational Optimization Techniques (Fuzzy Logic, Artificial Neural Network, GA, SA Techniques etc.

CALL FOR PAPERS REGISTRATION FEES

Full length papers are invited in one hard copy as Delegates from academic Institutions : Rs.600
well as a soft copy in English. The full length paper Students and Research Scholars : Rs.500
should not exceed 8 A4 size pages in font size 12 Delegates from Industries : Rs.750
Times New Roman, single spacing, including text,
figures, photographs, tables etc. Paper should be in For each accepted paper to be published in
double column with margin 1.25 inch on left and 0.5 proceedings, at least one of the authors has to
inch from remaining three sides, spacing between register for participation. The registration fees
two columns 0.5 inches. Conference proceedings should be paid by Demand Draft in favour of “The
will include only those accepted papers for which Principal, Velammal Engineering College,
the registration fee has been paid before 15th Chennai”, payable at Chennai.
March 2011. Authors are requested to send the full
length paper in soft copy by E-mail. The registration fee includes conference
proceedings, working lunch and refreshments.
IMPORTANT DATES
Submission of full length paper : 11.02.2011
Intimation of acceptance : 04.03.2011
Last Date for registration : 14.03.2011
and receipt of DD
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 NATIONAL CONFERENCE
on
Emerging Research and Advances
in Mechanical Sciences
ERA - 2011
23rd March 2011

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 ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE

Dr. E. Ganapathy Sundaram,

Organizing Secretary ERA-2011
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Velammal Engineering College
Ambattur-Red Hills road, Chennai- 600 066
Phone: 044- 26591860/26590579
Fax: 91-44-26591771
E-mail: vecera2011@yahoo.co.in
Website : www.velammal.org

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 CHIEF PATRON PATRON
Shri. M.V. Muthuramalingam Shri. M.V.M. Velmurugan
Chairman, Velammal Educational Trust CEO, VEC
CO-PATRON
Mr. M. Jaganathan Dr.K.Thirunavukkarasu
Advisor Principal – VEC
Dr. T. Chandrashekar
Professor & Dean – R&D, VEC

CONVENER
Dr. M. Balasubramanian
Professor and Head, Dept. of Mechanical Engg.

ORGANIZING SECRETARIES
Dr. P. Jawahar
Asst. Professor and Head, Dept. of Production Engg.
Dr.E. Ganapathy Sundaram
Asst. Professor, Dept of Mechanical Engg.

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Dr. S.Mohanamurugan Mr. M. Kumar Ms. R. Geetha Mr. B. Rajadurai
Mr. S.Murali Mr. R. Muneeswaran Mr. M. Varathavijayan Mr. M.Jayaprasad
Mr. K. Varatharajan Mr. M. Karthick Mr. S. Chinnasamisubramanian Mr. S. Keerthi Easwaran
Mr. P. Tamilselvan Mr. R.Kalidasan Mr. Y. Vicknesh Kumar Mr. R.S. Venkatakrishna
Mr. S. Santhosh Mr. S. Suresh Mr. D.Nithyanand
Mr. S. Baskara Sethupathy Mr. K. Manikandan Mr. V. Srikanth
Mr.G.Ramesh Mr. P. Senthilkumar Mr. V. Kalaiselvam

ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE

Dr.E.Ganapathy Sundaram, Organizing Secretary ERA-2011
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Velammal Engineering College
Ambattur-Red hills road, Chennai- 600 066, Phone: 044- 26591860/26590579
Fax: 91-44-26591771, E-mail: vecera2011@yahoo.co.in, Website : www.velammal.org